These 61 companies tried out a 4-day workweek — and most are sticking with it

Four-day workweek for the win. Companies in the U.K. that experimented with a four-day workweek last year reported more revenue and less staff attrition, while most workers participating in the trial ...

Euro-backed stablecoin, Euro Coin set to trade on Coinbase

Support for Euro Coin (EUROC), a euro-backed stablecoin, will go live on Coinbase in regions where trading is supported, the exchange said on Twitter. Trading is slated to begin on or after 9 a....

Bitcoin mining report: Feb. 21

Bitcoin mining stocks tracked by The Block were mostly lower on Tuesday, with three gaining and the other 16 declining. Bitcoin fell 1.4% to $24,451 by market close. Here is a look at how the individu...

Bankman-Fried searching for tech expert to advise on bail dispute, lawyers say 

Legal • February 21, 2023, 4:13PM EST Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyers are searching for a tech expert to advise the court on his bail dispute, they told a federal judge in a letter on Tuesday.  “The...

Coinbase inches higher ahead of earnings as Silvergate slips after downgrade

Coinbase climbed higher shortly after the open today, while Silvergate and other crypto-related stocks dipped.  Shares in the crypto exchange traded up by 1% to about $66 by 10:45 a.m. EST, acco...

Moody’s downgrades Silvergate, with outlook still negative even as big firms buy shares

Moody’s downgraded the ratings of Silvergate Capital and its bank subsidiary Silvergate Bank following the downgrade of its standalone Baseline Credit Assessment to b2 from ba3. Silvergate...

Coinshares reports bitcoin outflows for the first time since December

Markets • February 21, 2023, 9:31AM EST Coinshares reported outflows from digital asset investment products totaling $32 million last week, the largest weekly amount since December.  Outflows ha...

Amazon’s Stock Slump Is Hitting Employee Pay

It’s not just layoffs casting a cloud over Amazon Its share-price fall is also hitting employees’ pay, forcing the company to reassure its workers about the likelihood of a rebound.  Amazon ‘s (ticker...

Walmart, Alibaba, Moderna, and More Stocks to Watch This Week

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Fund manager Daniel Cheung suing over lost funds

People • February 20, 2023, 1:10PM EST Syncracy Capital Co-Founder Daniel Cheung has filed a lawsuit alleging he was scammed out of nearly one million dollars. In a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District ...

Apple iPhone Growth Could Lag Rivals for First Time Since 2019

Apple ‘s iPhone shipments are set to fall this year, which would mark the first time the company’s smartphone growth rate is lower than that of its rivals in four years, according to analysts at UBS  ...

Here’s why crypto companies need to focus on embedded finance

A new study by Decta highlighted the importance of embedded finance features in today’s fintech world. With online shopping and digital payments becoming a norm, the study pointed toward some key driv...

Crypto hedge fund Galois Capital shuts after getting caught up in FTX saga: FT

Galois Capital, a crypto hedge fund that had half of its assets trapped on the collapsed crypto exchange FTX, is reportedly shutting down and returning its remaining money to investors. “G...

Walmart, Alibaba, Moderna, and More Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week

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Companies Lay Off Workers to Save Money. What 27 Said on Earnings Calls.

What do PayPal,  AT&T and Tinder owner Match Group all have in common? They are among the several S&P500 companies saying that trimming their workforces should provide a boost to their financi...

Bitcoin Mining Meets Wall Street: An Analysis of Crypto Companies

The NBER released a paper called “Bitcoin Mining Meets Wall Street”. The paper studies 13 crypto companies enlisted in the NASDAQ stock exchange. It details the choice of miners between traditional en...

Companies Are Getting More Confident About Profits. What It Means for Stocks.

Companies are just beginning to get more confident in their profit outlooks, although the stock market has a lot to sort through before it is likely to stage any substantial rally.  Still, the signs o...

‘Fake Ebitda’ Masks Risk in Debt-Laden Companies

(Bloomberg) — During the days of easy money, one of the most widely tracked numbers in credit markets became an unfortunate punchline. Most Read from Bloomberg Ebitda, which stands for earnings ...

As Earnings Season Ends, Stocks Get Marked Down. The Good News: It Isn’t a Recession.

With only a few big names left to report, 80% of S&P 500 companies have now delivered results, putting the index’s earnings per share on track to contract 2.2% for the fourth quarter—the first qua...

US crypto crackdown pushes companies overseas

Cryptocurrency companies could look towards overseas financial hubs as the U.S. crypto crackdown intensifies. Soon, the country may no longer be an industry leader. More attractive offers beyond the U...

Yield Guild Games raising $75 million venture fund to double down on web3 gaming

Yield Guild Games (YGG), a top web3 gaming guild, is entering the venture capital space, raising $75 million for its first fund. “The fund’s mandate is to invest in early-stage token...

Blockchain.com not selling subsidiaries, never spoke to Coinbase: Source

Deals • February 17, 2023, 6:35PM EST Published 1 hour and 20 minutes earlier on Blockchain.com isn’t selling any subsidiaries and hasn’t spoken to Coinbase about possible deals, a person ...

OpenSea makes changes to fees following tension with Blur

OpenSea is dropping fees, citing a shift in the NFT ecosystem and coming shortly after Blur made its case for creators to list on its platform rather than OpenSea. OpenSea, the largest NFT marke...

Bitcoin mining report: Feb. 17

Bitcoin mining stocks tracked by The Block were mostly higher on Friday, with 11 gaining and seven declining. Bitcoin rose 0.8% to $24,759 by market close. Here is a look at how the individual miners ...

Sam Bankman-Fried is embroiled in legal drama. FTX is moving on without him.

Beleaguered crypto exchange FTX is charging ahead in bankruptcy court, preparing for high-profile clawbacks to begin at the end of the month.  Meanwhile, the company’s former CEO could lose most...

Former FTX exec Nishad Singh plans to plead guilty to criminal charges: Bloomberg

Legal • February 17, 2023, 2:43PM EST A third former FTX executive is preparing to plead guilty to criminal charges, Bloomberg reported. Nishad Singh, the former director of engineering at FTX, ...

Cathie Wood’s ARK Swoops In to Buy Shopify Stock After Recent Slump

High-profile fund manager Cathie Wood’s ARK Investment Management has increased holdings of e-commerce company Shopify and shed chip maker Nvidia the group said in a statement. ARK snapped up about $3...

U.S. investigation into Do Kwon and his infamous stablecoin unveils several new revelations

The collapse of supposed stablecoin TerraUSD last May wiped out more than $40 billion of market value held by investors who bought into the story that creator Do Hyeong Kwon and his firm Terraform Lab...

Bitcoin, BNB slide as ether is little changed; crypto stocks rise

Markets • February 17, 2023, 9:53AM EST Bitcoin and BNB fell more than 2% over the past 24 hours, while ether was little changed. Crypto-related stocks were mostly up.  The biggest cryptocurrenc...

Web3 Gaming Takes Over: 2023’s Top Companies You Don’t Want to Miss

Web3 gaming is a new and rapidly growing trend in the gaming industry, leveraging blockchain technology to provide a more player-driven, immersive, and decentralized gaming experience. With the rise o...

Gate.io integrates with Copper’s ClearLoop network amid fresh focus on custody

Crypto exchange Gate.io is partnering with digital asset custody firm Copper.co to fully integrate with its ClearLoop solution in a move that will allow users to quickly execute trades while maintaini...

Merit Peak, firm at heart of Reuters report, operated on Binance.US, exchange admits

Binance.US, the U.S. affiliate of the world’s largest crypto exchange, acknowledged that a market making firm called Merit Peak, which is alleged to have secretly received $400 million from the exchan...